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ISTEP Practice Tests2020-2021 English/Language ArtsREAD ALOUD SCRIPTS forAccommodated Paper-and-PencilAssessmentsIncluding ReadingComprehension Items
Directions for Administering the READ ALOUD SCRIPTS for AccommodatedPaper-and-Pencil Assessments INCLUDING Reading Comprehension ItemsEnglish/Language Arts (ELA)Directions for Administering the Part 1 ELA Paper Practice Test- Section 1If the Mathematics practice test was previously administered, make sure you redistributethe practice test books to the correct students according to their names on the frontcovers.The passage and questions in this section may ONLY be read aloud to studentswith an Individualized Education Program (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, Service Plan,Choice Special Education Plan (CSEP), or an Individual Learning Plan (LP) with theaccommodation “Human Reader for all items.”Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the “SAY” boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the “SAY” boxes.After the students have arrived, each student should receive: A practice test book; A No. 2 pencil with an eraser; and Scratch paper.Bold text that follows the word “SAY” is to be read aloud to the students. Italicized text isfor Test Administrator information only.SAY Look at the front cover of your practice test book. Make sure you havereceived your practice test book, or if this is your first day of the practicetests, write your name on the Student Name line provided.Today you are going to take the Part 1, Section 1 ISTEP Grade 10 English/Language Arts Practice Test.Please do not open your practice test book until I tell you to do so. Makesure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pensare not allowed.You may use scratch paper during the test, if using it will help you. If youneed scratch paper, raise your hand and I will give you some. REMEMBER,IN THE ISTEP GRADE 10 ASSESSMENT, ANY WORK YOU DO ONSCRATCH PAPER WILL NOT BE SCORED, SO YOU MUST MAKE SURE TOWRITE THE WORK YOU WANT SCORED IN YOUR ASSESSMENT BOOK.Pause. Give scratch paper to students who raise their hands.
SAY Open your practice test book to Part 1, Section 1: English/Language Arts,which is on page 7. In this section, you will read a passage and then answera question about what you have read. You may look at the passage as oftenas you like.Are there any questions?Pause to answer any questions the students may have.SAY Now turn the page. You will read the passage, “Smart Stuff,” and completeQuestion 1. Make sure that you write only on the lines provided. You maylook back at the passage as often as you like. When you see the words “GoOn” at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to theSTOP sign, you have finished this section of the practice test. Read thedirections very carefully and do your best to answer clearly and completely.I will read aloud this section to you. You may ask me to repeat theinformation that is read aloud within this English/Language Arts section asoften as needed to help you complete your response.Find page 8 in your practice book. I will read aloud the article “Smart Stuff.”Please listen quietly and follow along as I read the article to you.Smart Stuff1 Your absent-minded friend leaves her glasses in a chair, and you comealong and innocently sit down in that chair—but wait . . . you reach behindyou and extract your friend’s glasses, the metal frames of which are nowbent beyond recognition. You try to wrestle them back into shape, but youfind it impossible to get them to look exactly right. You start apologizing toyour friend, who waves a hand and says, “No big deal.” She goes to thekitchen and heats a pan of water; she drops the glasses into the pan and,like magic, they spring back to their original configuration. She pulls themout, dries them off, and puts them on: they’re perfect, and you’redumbfounded.2 A metal alloy with the ability to “remember” its original shape and returnto it at a specific temperature is known as a shape-memory alloy (SMA).SMAs are just one category of “smart materials,” which are defined as(usually) human-engineered substances designed to change in a particularway under particular conditions. Different smart materials undergo differentsorts of changes in response to different conditions, which in turn meansthey have different applications in the real world. SMAs, as described above,change in response to temperature. Regular metals change in response totemperature, too, of course; they melt at high temperatures and then solidifyat lower ones. They do not, however, remember their original shapes. Moltengold that was once jewelry will not, upon hardening, turn itself back into abracelet or a necklace.
3 SMAs differ from regular metals in another important way. If regular metalsare bent, they can usually, with difficulty, be returned to their original shape.But if they are bent and reshaped again, over and over—particularly at asingle point—the metal weakens. SMAs tend not to weaken like this as much,so they can be used over and over again.4 One SMA, a mixture of nickel and titanium known as nitinol, issuperelastic, which means it can return to its original shape after absorbingstress. (GlassesSAY Go On.Page 9frames made of nickel-titanium can absorb the stress of being bent ortwisted and simply spring back into shape.) Researchers are investigatingseveral extremely exciting possibilities for using this material. One with greatpromise is the prospect of making bridges that are better able to withstandearthquakes. Nitinol can be incorporated into the mix of materials that isusually used in bridge construction. For example, steel and concrete areused in constructing bridge columns and must be strong enough towithstand the regular stresses exerted by vehicle traffic. But steel andconcrete are not very good at absorbing the stress of earthquakes.Scientists who tested columns made of nickel-titanium and concretecomposites against traditional steel-and-concrete columns found that theformer far outperformed the latter when subjected to extreme stress—greatpromise for the future.5 SMAs are not the only smart materials that are useful in earthquakes andother potentially hazardous situations. Piezoelectric materials generate anelectrical field when squeezed. Quartz is a piezoelectric material found innature, but scientists have engineered ceramics and polymers to havepiezoelectric properties as well. These materials are effective in sensors thatneed to react to physical forces, such as the seismic force of earthquakes.Piezoelectric sensors can warn that an earthquake is underway, and they cantrigger other systems designed to protect against damage from earthquakes.Another application in which a sensor needs to respond to rapid,compressing mechanical force is in car airbag systems. An impact triggersthe sensor or sensors, and the airbags inflate.6 Clearly, these materials can help provide protection in extreme situations.Other types of smart materials help in everyday settings. A common exampleof a smart material is the coating on glasses that darkens in response to theUV rays in sunlight: the glasses become sunglasses outdoors, but theyreturn to normal when they are no longer exposed to sunlight. The coating ismade from a material referred to as photochromic. Light (“photo-”) causes it
to change color (“-chromic”). Photochromic inks are often used toauthenticate security documents. These inks, which become visible onlyunder ultraviolet light, are difficult to forge. Driver’s licenses, for example,are usually printed with “invisible” photochromic seals.7 Some materials are photochromic; others are thermochromic. Thesechange color depending on temperature. Contact thermometers are oneclear use forSAY Go On.Page 10these materials: you can hold a thermochromic plastic strip to your foreheadto determine whether you’re running a fever. Such a thermometer is far saferto have around the house than a traditional mercury thermometer.Thermochromics can be useful in relation to food, as in packaging thatshows when food has been heated to the appropriate temperature, or babybottles that turn a particular color when the heated liquid inside coolssufficiently for a baby to drink. Or how about a nonelectric toothbrush thattells you when to stop brushing? A thermochromic coating on a toothbrushhandle will change color after being held by a person’s hand (i.e., exposed toa temperature of ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit) for two minutes—the ideal length of brushing time.8 Science writer Philip Ball says that smart materials function as what hecalls “the ‘invisible machine’: a device that has no cogs, gears, and levers,but instead grows, extends, or shapes itself to the task at hand.” More andmore of these invisible machines will be hidden in plain sight, all around us,as time goes on. Scientists have known about many smart materials fordecades and are working out new uses for them. They are constantlydeveloping and testing new materials. Dropped your smartphone? Not aproblem if it’s in a “smart” case. Clearly, smart materials can do somehugely important things. But simply rescuing us from our run-of-the-mill,not-so-smart mistakes? That seems like a pretty good use for somethingsmart.SAY Go On.Page 11Question 1Explain the author’s use of the word “smart” and the connotations of theword in the article. Support your answer with details from the article.Pause to allow the students to write their answers.
SAY Are there any questions?Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Offer any explanations necessaryto clarify the questions for the students.If time allows, you may read the following possible response.SAY For Question 1, an example that may be used is: “The author uses the word‘smart’ to refer to materials that undergo changes in response to differentconditions. ‘Smart’ is used to refer to the practical applications of thesematerials and how they help people. For example, piezoelectric materials are‘smart’ because they can serve as sensors to warn us of an earthquake.Shape memory alloys are ‘smart’ because they can ‘remember’ their shape inresponse to changes in temperature.”Other text-based, relevant details may also be used.Student responses to this question would be scored using the 2-point ConstructedResponse Rubric located here: msand-scoringSAY Question 1 is the last question in the Part 1, Section 1: English/LanguageArts Practice Test. Close your practice test book. Place any scratch papernext to your practice test book.If you do not intend to administer the remaining section(s) of the practice tests at this time,collect the scratch paper and assessment books. Check to be sure that no scratch paperhas been left in the assessment books. All used scratch paper must be collected by theSchool Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Securely store the practice test books.
Directions for Administering the Part 1, Section 2 ELA Paper Practice TestThe passage and writing prompt may ONLY be read aloud to students if they havean IEP, a Section 504 Plan, a Service Plan, CSEP, or an ILP with theaccommodation “Human Reader for all items.”Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the “SAY” boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the “SAY” boxes.After the students have arrived, each student should receive: A practice test book A No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paperBold text that follows the word “SAY” is to be read aloud to the students. Italicized text isfor Test Administrator information only.SAY Look at the front cover of your practice test book. Make sure you have thepractice test book with your name on it and not another student’s practicetest book.Open your practice test book to Part 1, Section 2: English/Language Arts,which is on page 13. Follow along as I read important directions about howto do your best on the writing activity.In this section, you will reread the passage from Part 1, Section 1 and thenrespond to the writing prompt based on the passage. You may look at thepassage as often as you like.Your writing will not be scored on your personal opinions or choices but willbe scored objectively on how clearly you address the prompt; how well youorganize your ideas; how effectively you express yourself; and howconsistently you use correct paragraphing, grammar, spelling, andpunctuation.Be sure to use the rules of Standard English. Standard English is theEnglish commonly used in formal writing. It does not include slang orjargon.NOTE: Only your writing on the lined pages in this book will be scored.In this Part 1 Practice Test, you will read only one passage. In the ISTEP English/Language Arts Part 1 Test, different passages will be used for eachsection.Are there any questions?Pause. Give scratch paper to students who raise their hands.
SAY Turn the page. This is the beginning of the passage, “Smart Stuff,” that youread in the last section. Now turn to page 17. This is the writing prompt, orthe idea about which you will be writing. After you carefully read the writingprompt, you will find a blank Prewriting/Planning page where you can planyour writing. Use the blank Prewriting/Planning space for notes, lists, webs,outlines, or anything that might help you plan your writing. If you needadditional paper for planning, raise your hand and I will give you morepaper. You must write your final draft on the lines beginning at the top ofpage 19.SAY Are there any questions?Pause. Make sure students have found the Prewriting/Planning page. Give scratch paperto any student who may need it.SAY You will create the final version of your writing on the pages with lines,which follow the Prewriting/Planning page. At the end of these pages, youwill find an Editing Checklist. The Editing Checklist provides a list of generalguidelines to follow when writing. These will help you to do your best.Check your writing for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, andcapitalization. Remember, your writing should be well organized.Remember, only what you write on the lined pages will be scored. Try toplan ahead so you do not run out of space.Read the directions very carefully and do your best to answer clearly andcompletely.Are there any questions?Pause to answer any questions the students might have.SAY Read the writing prompt about the passage, “Smart Stuff,” and respond tothe writing prompt. You may look back at the passage as often as you like.When you see the words “Go On” at the bottom of a page, go on to the nextpage. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished this section ofthe practice test.I will read aloud this section to you. You may ask me to repeat theinformation that is read aloud within this English/Language Arts section asoften as needed to help you complete your response.Find page 14 in your practice book. Here is the article from section 1. Youhave already read this article and answered a question about it. Now findQuestion 1 on page 17.Move ahead to Question 1 after the article. You may return to the article script asrequested.
Smart Stuff1 Your absent-minded friend leaves her glasses in a chair, and you comealong and innocently sit down in that chair—but wait . . . you reach behindyou and extract your friend’s glasses, the metal frames of which are nowbent beyond recognition. You try to wrestle them back into shape, but youfind it impossible to get them to look exactly right. You start apologizing toyour friend, who waves a hand and says, “No big deal.” She goes to thekitchen and heats a pan of water; she drops the glasses into the pan and,like magic, they spring back to their original configuration. She pulls themout, dries them off, and puts them on: they’re perfect, and you’redumbfounded.2 A metal alloy with the ability to “remember” its original shape and returnto it at a specific temperature is known as a shape-memory alloy (SMA).SMAs are just one category of “smart materials,” which are defined as(usually) human-engineered substances designed to change in a particularway under particular conditions. Different smart materials undergo differentsorts of changes in response to different conditions, which in turn meansthey have different applications in the real world. SMAs, as described above,change in response to temperature. Regular metals change in response totemperature, too, of course; they melt at high temperatures and then solidifyat lower ones. They do not, however, remember their original shapes. Moltengold that was once jewelry will not, upon hardening, turn itself back into abracelet or a necklace.3 SMAs differ from regular metals in another important way. If regular metalsare bent, they can usually, with difficulty, be returned to their original shape.But if they are bent and reshaped again, over and over—particularly at asingle point—the metal weakens. SMAs tend not to weaken like this as much,so they can be used over and over again.4 One SMA, a mixture of nickel and titanium known as nitinol, issuperelastic, which means it can return to its original shape after absorbingstress. (GlassesSAY Go On.Page 15frames made of nickel-titanium can absorb the stress of being bent ortwisted and simply spring back into shape.) Researchers are investigatingseveral extremely exciting possibilities for using this material. One with greatpromise is the prospect of making bridges that are better able to withstandearthquakes. Nitinol can be incorporated into the mix of materials that is
usually used in bridge construction. For example, steel and concrete areused in constructing bridge columns and must be strong enough towithstand the regular stresses exerted by vehicle traffic. But steel andconcrete are not very good at absorbing the stress of earthquakes.Scientists who tested columns made of nickel-titanium and concretecomposites against traditional steel-and-concrete columns found that theformer far outperformed the latter when subjected to extreme stress—greatpromise for the future.5 SMAs are not the only smart materials that are useful in earthquakes andother potentially hazardous situations. Piezoelectric materials generate anelectrical field when squeezed. Quartz is a piezoelectric material found innature, but scientists have engineered ceramics and polymers to havepiezoelectric properties as well. These materials are effective in sensors thatneed to react to physical forces, such as the seismic force of earthquakes.Piezoelectric sensors can warn that an earthquake is underway, and they cantrigger other systems designed to protect against damage from earthquakes.Another application in which a sensor needs to respond to rapid,compressing mechanical force is in car airbag systems. An impact triggersthe sensor or sensors, and the airbags inflate.6 Clearly, these materials can help provide protection in extreme situations.Other types of smart materials help in everyday settings. A common exampleof a smart material is the coating on glasses that darkens in response to theUV rays in sunlight: the glasses become sunglasses outdoors, but theyreturn to normal when they are no longer exposed to sunlight. The coating ismade from a material referred to as photochromic. Light (“photo-”) causes itto change color (“-chromic”). Photochromic inks are often used toauthenticate security documents. These inks, which become visible onlyunder ultraviolet light, are difficult to forge. Driver’s licenses, for example,are usually printed with “invisible” photochromic seals.7 Some materials are photochromic; others are thermochromic. Thesechange color depending on temperature. Contact thermometers are oneclear use forSAY Go On.Page 16these materials: you can hold a thermochromic plastic strip to your foreheadto determine whether you’re running a fever. Such a thermometer is far saferto have around the house than a traditional mercury thermometer.Thermochromics
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